Gahan Wilson Boeken

Fine; Signed. See scans. Signed First edition and first printing [stated] of the softcover edition, which was issued simultaneously with the hardcover. New Richard Marek, 1978. Flat signed by Wilson on the ffep. Quarto, illustrated wraps, 125 pp. Fine condition; flawless. First edition of the seventh collection of cartoons by the master of the macabre, who has been called a hybrid of Charles Addams and Woody Allen - but that seems to me to fall well short of what he is. Born in 1930, Wilson gained fame for his uniquely chilling - yet funny - cartoons in Playboy Magazine. Wilson runs his gamut of topics and mood in this one. Scarce as the first and signed. L-32

This anthology features 13 mystery stories written by well-known mystery authors collaborating with their children and grandchildren. Each story features a short personal introduction by the adult and child writing team on what it was like to collaborate on their included story. Contributors include Scott Turow, Sharyn McCrumb, Stuart Kaminsky, Jonathan Kellerman, Elizabeth Engstrom, and many others.

ACE 0-425-12020-1 The Raven, Annabel Lee, Eldorado, The Sleeper, The Haunted Place, The Conqueror Worm, The City in the Sea. Here are some of the world's most fascinating, best-loved poems. Edgar Allan Poe's verses - masterpieces of mystery, horror, melancholy and famous artist Gahan Wilson, whose work finds the eerie in the most common of situations, brings the perfect, surreal touch to Poe's elegantly dark poems.

""Here is the first collection of the great cartoons of those often neglected creatures with whom we share the earth - the Animals Animals Animals of every size, shape, and species that we encounter underfoot and overhead. Whether it is because there's just something inherently funny about chickens, kangaroos, and moose, or whether it's because animals are a perfect reflection of the foibles of our own species, the fact is these creatures have the capacity to make us laugh - and a good cartoonist knows exactly how to make them do so. From the immortal dogs of James Thurber to Ed Koren's fuzzy, bizarre beings, the birds and beasts have made us smile, chuckle, and roar with pleasure. Now more than 370 wonderfully funny animal cartoons are brought together by three distinguished editors from The Cartoonists Guild. Represented is the work of 140 outstanding cartoonists, including Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Abner Dean, Rube Goldberg, Ed Nofziger, George Price, Arnold Roth, William Steig, Ed Sorel, Rowland B. Wilson, and many, many more. Not since Noah filled his ark has a menagerie been assembled that features as many surprises and as much good humor as the Animals Animals Animals of this delightful book." -- Book jacket

Introduction (Blood Is Not Enough) • (1989) • essay by Ellen Datlow Carrion Comfort • (1983) • novelette by Dan Simmons The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be • (1967) • short story by Gahan Wilson The Silver Collar • (1989) • short story by Garry Kilworth Try a Dull Knife • (1968) • short story by Harlan Ellison Varicose Worms • (1989) • novelette by Scott Baker Lazarus • (1906) • short story by Leonid Andreyev L'Chaim! • (1989) • short story by Harvey Jacobs Return of the Dust Vampires • (1985) • short story by Sharon N. Farber Good Kids • (1989) • short story by Edward Bryant The Girl with the Hungry Eyes • (1949) • short story by Fritz Leiber The Janfia Tree • (1989) • short story by Tanith Lee A Child of Darkness • (1989) • short story by Susan Casper Nocturne • (1989) • poem by Steve Rasnic Tem Down Among the Dead Men • (1982) • novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann …To Feel Another's Woe • (1989) • short story by Chet Williamson Time Lapse • (1989) • poem by Joe Haldeman Dirty Work • (1989) • novelette by Pat Cadigan

Gene Wolfe and Neil Gaiman invite you to tour the Shambles, that historic old Chicago neighborhood which miraculously survived the Great Fire of 1871. ('Ya can't burn Hell,' as one local politician laughingly remarked.) Uniquely Chicago, the Shambles offers an array of delights for the intrepid sightseer: Cereal House with its Terribly Strange Bed (be sure to fill out the 'next of kin' form if you stay the night: a quaint touch adding to the fun of an overnight visit); the House of Clocks boasts a collection of 20,000 time pieces Ñ make sure you arrive on the hour, for an unforgettable moment; the historic H.H. Holmes' House with the bars on his children's windows still intact; Saunders Park, a soothing respite from the city streets (if one is careful), with its gardens, statuary, ornamental lake and the infamous Petting Zoo (a favorite with children, but it's best not to bring your own); plus many more intriguing sights . . . In the finest tradition of Charles Addams and Edward Gorey, our trustworthy guides Gene Wolfe and Neil Gaiman reveal the secrets of the Shambles, finding the best places to eat, (and where not to accept food under any circumstances), where to begin your walking tour, and when to run. The Shambles has been called a place of dark magic and deadly menace. Many will insist there is no such place. Most pray it does not exist. Certainly, a spot not to be missed by any avid sightseer. Come along . . . walk lively, now. The inhabitants of the Shambles are dying to meet you. This lovely edition of A Walking Tour of the Shambles sports a cover by Gahan Wilson, America's reigning King of Whimsical Terrors, plus interior illustrations of Shambles' locales by Randy Broecker and Earl Geier, two daring Chicagoans.

With hundreds of world band shortwave radio stations on the air, this book makes it easy to tune in news, sports, and entertainment from Arabia to Yugoslavia--the listings are hour-by-hour, country-by-country and channel-by-channel. Includes ratings of world band radios and helpful how-to articles. 125 photos.

The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything! Now the latest edition turns an evil eye toward the strange, the blood-curdling, and the macabre with spine-tingling fun facts from the dark side of entertainment. Chock-full of creepy information from the netherworlds of movies, TV, literature, video games, comic books, and graphic novels, The Book of Lists: Horror offers a blood-feast of forbidden knowledge that horror fans are hungry to devour, including: Stephen King's Ten Favorite Horror Novels or Short Stories—learn what scares the master! Top Six Grossing Horror Movies of All Time in the United States— which big shocks translated into big bucks? Top Ten Horror-Themed Rock 'n' Roll Songs—maybe it is devil's music' after all! And much, much more! Drawing on its authors' extensive knowledge and contributions from the (living) legends and greatest names in the horror and dark fantasy genres, The Book of Lists: Horror is a scream—an irresistible compendium of all things mysterious, terrifying, and gory . . . and so entertaining, it's scary!

In the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman named Jack prowls the midnight streets with his faithful watchdog Snuff. Soon after the death of the moon, black magic will summon the Elder Gods back into the world. Some have come to open the gates, some to slam them shut. And now the dread night approaches - so let the Game begin.